## **Trustee Annual Report Form** **All Girlguiding Ulster Charities are governed by the Royal Charter and Byelaws.** **The Purpose of each of these Charities is to educate girls and young women to help them develop emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually so that they can make a positive contribution to their Community and the wider world.** **Name of Charity as it appears on the Register and any other names it may be known by** St Patrick’s (Broughshane) Guide Unit ## **NI Charity Commission Number** 104054 **The principal address of the Charity- this should be the address that was used at the time of registration with the Charity Commission** Mrs Hannah Elizabeth Aldridge 98 Longmore Road Broughshane Co Antrim BT43 7HP **The names of all Charity Trustees on the date the report was approved and all individuals who served as Charity Trustees during the year** Mrs Hannah Elizabeth Aldridge Mrs Geraldine Price Linford MBE Mrs Emma Taggart ## **The financial year the report relates to** 1[st] January 2023 to 31[st] December 2023 ## **A summary of the Charity’s main activities to further its purposes for the public benefit and the main achievements in the year** We learnt all about the different nutrients in food, produced ink prints using plastic, took a survey and mapped out similarities and differences. We tried relaxation techniques. Party planning was the next activity: we chose several roles and planned an event. Jumping at every opportunity to eat, we made sherbet. We had a visit from the police, so were on our best behaviour, and celebrated Thinking Day, a major event in Girlguiding. We continued with programme activities. For Mother's Day we made candles by immersing hot wax into cold water, making very interesting and unique shapes. We learnt magic tricks, including how to make a coin disappear and finished with some Easter crafts. During the summer term we played a game called ‘Black Hole Blitz’; all about the planets & stars. We enjoyed the outdoors by exploring plants and animals for ‘Biodiversity Blitz’. We completed a sponsored treasure hunt around the village, raising funds as part of The Lorne Walk, Girlguiding Ulster’s major project. ‘Take Action’ was our next theme, learning about the unfairness of barriers put in our way, and also completed some activities about the Guide Promise. We celebrated the King’s Coronation with a party., which was partly funded by Mid & East Antrim Borough Council. We continued the programme with ‘Campfire Playlist’. For ‘Stuck in the Mud’ we planned our ideal camp layout avoiding natural features, and we played ‘Tent Beetle’, learning about parts of a tent we would need and in what order, and we learnt some new international games. We joined Cullybackey Guide for a cinema trip to see The Little Mermaid. One Guide achieved her Guide Gold Award We decorated stones for the Guide Garden, made paper spider webs & eyeballs from marshmallows for Halloween and took part in the church service on Remembrance Sunday. Five girls were chosen to represent Girlguiding Ulster on International Trips in 2024, and we are fundraising to support them: we made cards and decorations for the Broughshane Christmas Fair and parents made cakes for the stall which made £852.35. Eleven girls participated this year. **There was no harm flowing from the Charities purposes and there was no private benefit** . ## **A statement that the Trustees have had regard to the Commission’s Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance** The Trustees are fully aware of this guidance and have adhered to it ## **A review of the Charity’s financial position at the end of the year** The Unit is in a healthy position financially. **Details of any fund held by the Charity that was materially in deficit at the end of the year and steps taken by the Charity Trustees to eliminate the deficit** None **One or more of the Charity Trustees must sign and date the box below.** 15[th] February 2024 15[th] February 2024 **One or more of the Charity Trustees must sign and date the box below.**